The Sun. — London, England, 1836-12-22 00:00:00

BRIGHTON-WEDNESDAY. Neither the King nor the Queen have taken an airing to day. His Majesty this morning gave audiences to Baron tre,mpteda, Mr. J. Walpole, R.E. ; and Col. Danford, R.E. The Duchess of Gloucester and the Princess Augusta tcok a carriage drive together this morning at 12 o'clock. Among the calls at the Palace to-day were the following : Lord Nugent, on leavinr , ; General Phipps, Mr. Edmund Phipps, Mr. R. C. Mellish, Mr. and Mrs. Fit zgera ld, R ear . Admiral Sir T. and Lady Rodd. Yesterday evening the Royal dinner invitations were— The Earl and Countess of Rosse, Sir M. and Lady Tierney, the Hon. W. and Mrs. Ashley, and Colonel Durnford. His Majesty gave audience to Colonel Durnford and Captain Hastings, R.N. Prince Ernest left yesterday afternoon for London. Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar has arrived, on a visit to their Majesties. Baron d'ompteda arrived last night at the York Hotel. This evening his Ez:cellency will dine with their Majesties, and to-morrow will return to town. Lord Abinger also arrived last night at the Albion Hotel. His Lordship will dine at the Palace this evening. Lord Nugent quitted the York Hotel this morning for London., A house is engaged at Kemp Town for the Earl of Aber deen, who will arrive this day. Among our arrivals yester day were Lady Burdett and Lady Arbuthnot. The conversazione of the Literary and Scientific Institu tion in this town was attended last night by Lady Fre mantle, Lady Palmer, Sir Burges Camac, Sir Rich ar d Hunter, and Sir Ralph Rice. Lord Hill and Lord Fitzroy Somerset will arrive this evening at the Norfolk Hotel. Some anonymous and mischievous scribbler has been sending a letter to the Duke of St. Alban's, threatening him with legal proceedings if his Grace or his servants should be found hawking on the lands in the vicinity, and has attached the names of the Lord of the Manor and other persons of consequence to the document. COURT. CIRCULAR. Prince Ernest of Hesse Philippsthal visited the French Ambassador, yesterday, at his residence in Manchester square. His Serene Highness, also visited the Earl of Den bigh yesterday. A meeting of the Church Commission was held yesterday morning, at the office, in Whitehall-place. The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of London, Viscount Melbourne, Lord John Russell, Sir Herbert Jenner, and other Com missioners, were present. The meeting broke up shortly before four o'clock. Viscount and Viscountess Howick left town yesterday, on a visit to Sir Joseph Copley, at his seat, Sprotborough, Yorkshire. The Spanish Minister transacted business yestorday, at the Foreign-office. Lord Holland had a dinner party on Monday, at his resi dence, in South-street. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Viscount Sidmouth, in Dover-street, from his seat, Rich mond Park ; Lord Crewe, at Fenton's Hotel, from his seat, Crewe Hall, near Nantwich, Cheshire ; Mr. and Mrs. Wick stead, at ditto, from Warwickshire ; Captain Waddington, at , ditto, from Sussex; J. Wollaston, Esq., at ditto, from Sus sex; Captain Mayne, at Raggett's Hotel, from Cheltenham ; the Marquis d'Harcourt an d C omte G . H arcourt, at Craw ley's Hotel, from St. Leonard's Windsor ; Foley Wilmot, Esq., and Major Eardley Wilmot, at ditto, from Great Mal vern ; the Hon. Frederick Seymour, at the British Hotel, from Brighton; Mrs. Swindell and family, at ditto, from Brighton ; J. 'Windham, Esq., at ditto, from Norfolk ; J. Hudson, Esq., at ditto, from Norfolk ; Mrs. Colonel Munro at Marshall Thompson's Hotel; Miss Winn, at ditto; the Rev. G. Crossman, at ditto. DEPARTURES. The Cov.ntess Stanhope for her seat, Chevening, Seven oaks, Kerit ; Sir Herbert Jenner, Bart., for Chishurst, Kent ; Sir F. Gardiner, Bart., for Studley Castle, Stratford-on- Avon ; the Right Hon. Frederick Shaw, M. P., from Sym mons's Hotel, for Paris ; Admirnl Sir Charles Paget, from the British Hotel, for Brighton ; G. Best, Esq., from ditto, for his seat in Surrey ; the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson, from ditto, for their seat in Essex ; Mrs. Blanc and David Blanc, Esq., from Crawley's Hotel, for Winkfield Park, Berks; J. Clayton, Esq., Mrs. Clayton and family from Marshall Thompson's Hotel; Mrs. Wayman, W. Wayman, Esq., J. Wayman, Esq., and Miss Wayman, from ditto ; J. W. Henley, Esq., f rom di tto; Charles G. Fairfax, Esq., jun., from ditto; Capt a i n D es V ceux, from ditto ; William Nee dham, Esq., from ditto; R. S. Boland, Esq., from ditto. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, with Ler accustomed benevolence, has settled an annuity for life on the sister of the late Mr. Westall, R.A., teacher of her Royal Highness the Princess Victoria. This lady, who is stone blind, was left entirely destitute on the decease of her brother. Lord Holland had a dinner party on Monday, at his residence in South -street. Lord Prudhoe, after a Month's sojourn in London, left town on Monday last for Stanwick Park, near Darlington. The Earl O'Neill has left town for Richmond ; thence his Lordship goes to Devonshire, on a visit to Lord Rolle. Lord Skclmersdale will entertain a party during the holidays id his hospitable mansion, Lathom House, near Ortnsk irk. The Earl and Countess Cowper will receive com pany at Pansanger next week. A very large party are invited to Raby Castle, by the Duke of Cleveland, to enjoy the festivities of the season. The Marquis of Hertford has taken a house at Nice, where he will remain until the Spring of the ensuing year. Lord Stanley will take possession of his new resi dence in Carlton-gardens on Monday next ; but his Lord ship is not expected with his family from Knowsley until the meeing of Parliament. The Duke of Devonshire is a great pedestrian. His Grace frequently walks to his villa at Chiswick and back before dinner, making about fourteen miles. The Duke and Duchess of Buccleucb, are expected at Montagu House, in Privy -gardens, early in February. Much company is expected during the holidays at Dalkeith House. The Duke of Roxburgh, whose mart iage to Miss Dalbiac, daughter of Major.Gcncral Sir Charles Dalbiac, Inspector-General of Cavalry, is understood to be fixed to take place on Thursday next, will be twenty-one on the 12t'a of July, 1837. _ • Uxbridge House is expected to be completed early in February for the reception of the Anglesey family. Several new apartments have been built upon the ground in the rear of the mansion. The Marquis of Conyngham is visiting his exten sive estates at Slan e C ast l e, i n the county of Meath, and joined the Viceregal party at the seat of his brother-in-law, Sir William Somerville, Bart , at Somerville Castle. Count and Countess Sebastiani entertained the Russian Charge d'Affaires and his Lady and a small party at dinner on Tuesday evening at Manchester House. Last evening the Countess gave her farewell convcrsazionc to the foreigo corps diplomatiquc, as they arc expected to depart for Paris. on the 9 9th inst. Part of the domestic establish ment of his Excellency will set off on Sunday for Paris. The Earl of Pembroke's magnificent new service of plate has been despatched from the manufacturer's in the Haymarket to the hotel of the Noble Earl in the Place Vendome, at Paris, where his Lordship intends, it is said, to give some grand parties. The Dowager Countess and the Ladie s Herbert have arrived at Wilton Castle, near Salisbury, the seat of the Earl, to pass the Christmas. The Earl of Stamford and Warrington will display the same old English hospitality, and in the same unosten tatious manner, as has been usual during the last quarter of a century at Dunham Hall, in Cheshire ; and Enville Hall in Staffordshire. A- splendid carriage was ordered to be built in this country for the Duchess of St. Len, the mother of Louis Bonaparte, some time since. The order has been counter manded. The Earl of Warwick arrived in Carlton-gardens yesterday, from Warwick Castle. The venerable Sicilian Minister and Countess Lu ilolf arrived in Gloucester-place, on Tuesday, from their villa at Norwood, for the season. Rear-Admiral Sir William and Lady Parker and family arrived at their r:Aidence in the Admiralty yesterday, from their scat in tafo r og d i , ir . Prince an princess nac arc expected to leave the Clarr,odon on Saturday, on a visit to the Countess of NewlArg, at Shordon Hall, near Arundel, where they will Pass the Christmas holiday s . Prince Esterhazy and Prince Nicholas will join the circle assembled at the Duke of Rutland's, at Belvoir Castle, on the 4th of .Tanuary. Their Highnesses have returned to Chandos House from a visit to the Duke of Wellington, at Strathfieldsaye. The Countess of Minto, on her way to visit the Marchioness of Lansdowne, at Bowood, remained a day at Coombe House, the seat of the Hon. John Edmund Elliott. The Duke of Montrose, though in a feeble state, from infirmities incidental to advanced year s , i s not i n worse health than his Grace has been during the last 12 months. Mr. Codrington left Sir Bethel Codrington's man sion in Park-lane for Doddington Castle yesterday morn ing, to make preparations for his approaching marriage to the daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort. MADAME MALIBBAN: MANCHESTER, TI.TESOA'i7.—, about five o' c l o ck thi s AX.-a l it morning, in pursuance of private arragementa Made last night, the melancholy task of disinterment *a§ c'elMbentetl., and the remains of the ill-fated Mtklibr'Ari *ere taken from the hallowed grave in *hMh k,!ley had been deposited, with so strong a rnehitelAz",tl'on of feeling and respect by the hi - - habitants of Manchester, and placed, for remoVat Pinot ) in the hands of those selected for t4lal; purpose. A square wooden case had be hared to receive the coffin, and in a very short tiffie the remains of the lamented Mali bran were etteA ir. a hearse, which at once proceeded its rekk.l to London ; and such was the ra , ,Attoll observed, that very few in Manchester sre ttt this moment aware that such an event has taken `lace. At about firt eclock on Tuesday morning, at the period devoted to the melancholy purposes above described, Man chester was frighted from her propriety by the ringing of the fire-bell, and the cries from various quarters, which usually accompany such alarm ; and it was soon known to the police of that department, that the stupendous factory of Mr. Murray, in Ancoats, was on fire. Mr. Rose, the superintendent, waA speedily on the spot with a powerful engine, but he found that the hands employed in the fac tory were already at work with the forcing-pumps ; and, when those were under his able direction, and the firemen contributed their aid, the flames were soon checked. The room, however, in which it broke out was much burnt, and the machinery and cotton for manufacture were either de stroyed, or damaged to a very considerable extent. The copious use of water, also injured a large portion of the machinery in the room beneath ; but had it not been for timely aid, the whole building must have been destroyed, in which case the loss would have been immense. COMMON COUNCIL ELECTIONS. Yesterday being St. Thomas's Day, Wardmotes were held in the several Wards of the City for the election of Common Councilmen and Ward Officers for the ensuing year. WARD OF FARRINGDON WlTHOUT—Returns 16. Alderman Harmer. This Ward returns 16 representatives to the Common Council. In addition to the old members there were two new candidates, Messrs. Wells and Willians. At the close of the poll the numbers were : Mr. Ticknor 2B Mr. Juggins Obbard 27 Galloway Savage l6 Bedford l4 Marriott Anderton Itamshaw l9 Harms Blackett . Beckwith Williams The Court then adjourned until to-morrow (this day.) The poll remains open till four o'clock to-morrow. The following wards were also contested. Those marked thus (I) are new candidates. PORTSOKEN WARD—Returns Five. Alderman Johnson. The polling commenced at two o'clock in the Committee.. room of the workhouse, and continued till three, when it was closed for the day, and when the numbers appeared as follows Mr. Hoard ... 19 Tyars Parker Mr. Saul *Christie . *Danford . , 10 Negus BREAD-STREET W Alderman Mr. J. Lawrence Maughan Holmes A RD—Returns Twelve. 1 Lainson. 'Mr. Cracklow Bridge Cope Bridge 4 Arnold 5 "Blackmore Keplin,g Lainson Davison Wm. Lawrence B. CHEAP WARD—Returns Twelve. Alderman W. Thompson. Mr. Garstrong Fletcher Watson Hardwick ... 6 Tennant 4 R. Brook Fenning 5 *Hickson Jones LANGBOURN WARD—Returns Ton. Sir John Key, Alderman. Mr. Carter ... 39 Mr. Dixon Stubbing ... 38 Jewson 35 Merchant Morrison Haswell 36 * Chapman Unwin CORNHILL WARD—Returns Six. J. Pide, Esq., Alderman. Mr. Saunders Downes 3O Thorman Austurch J. Evans .. BASSISHAW WARD—Returns Four. James White, Esq„ Alderman. Mr. Wood Bevis lO *Liste .... . 4 Frisby ... 8 The following wards re-elected their old Council, with out opposition :—Tower, Dowgate, Lime-street, Cripple gate Within, Coleman-street, Billingsgate, and Farringdon Within. The following wards had no contest, but a partial change in the Council took place :—Cripplegate Without returned Mr. Roberts by a show of hands, in the room of Mr. Horn, resigned. Aldersgate ward returned Mr. Norris, in the room of Mr. Summers, who resigned. Walbrook elected Mr. Price, in the room of Mr. Underwood, who resigned. Vintry ward returned Mr. King, in the room of Mr. Combs, resigned. Bishopsgate ward, Mr. Thomas Greenaway, and Mr. Wm. Jones, resigned—Mr. Thomas Tcgg and Mr. Wm. Johnson, returned. Aldgate ward—Mr. Wm. Jackson resigned, and Mr. C. Wheeler was elected on the show of hands. Broad-street ward—Mr. Fenton and Mr. Verinder resigned ; Mr. Crooket and Mr. Barclay elected without opposition. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEIVMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING, 1837. WEDNESDAY. The Portland Handicap, a Free Handicap Sweepstakes, of 100 sovs. each, h. ft., with 300 added by the Duke of Portland. Last three miles of B.C. Six to accept, or no race. Birdlime, 6 yrs, Bst. 41b. Lucifer, 5 yrs, 7st. 41b. Elis, 4 yrs, Bst. 31b. Jacob Faithful, 4 yrs, 7st. 31b. Silenus, 5 yrs, 7st. 131 b. Hock, 4 yrs, 7st. 21b. Gipsy, 5 yrs, 7st. 121 b. Turban, 5 yrs, 7st. 11b. Venison, 4 yrs, 7st. 91b. Locomotive, 4 yrs, 6st. 131 b. Felix, 5 yrs, ist. 71b. Airy, 6 yrs, 6st. 121 b. Redshank, 4 yrs, 7st. 51b. Jack in the Green, 4 yrs, 6st. 101 b. Being three more than last year. Free Handicap of 50 sovs. each, h. ft., with 200 added by the Jockey Club. Last three miles of B. C.:;:Six to accept or no race. The Glama, 5 yrs, 9st. 41b. James, 5 yrs, Ost. Ainderby, 3 yrs, 9st. Magician, 4 yrs, Bst. 131 b. Castaway, 5 yrs, Bst. 131 b. The Bard, 4 yrs, Bst. 131 b. Outcast, 5 yrs, Bst. 131 b. Mayflower, 6 yrs, Bst. 131 b. Recruit, 4 yrs, Bst. 131 b. Lady Anna, 4 yrs, Bst. 131 b. Misnomer, 5 yrs, Bst. 121 b. Wentworth, 4 yrs, Bst. 121 b. Tell Tale, 4 yrs, Bst. 101 b. The Prince, aged, Bst. 101 b. Stockport, 5 yrs, Bst. bib. Ethilda, 5 yrs, Bst. 101 b. Progress, 4 yrs, Bst. 101 b. Newlight, 4 yrs, Bst. 101 b. Calmuck, 4 yrs, Bst. IMb. Tom Shipman, 4 yrs, Bst. 101 b. llampton, 4 yrs, Bst. 101 b. Zenana, 4 yrs, Bst. 91b. Toga, 4 yrs, Bst. 91b. St. Luke, 4 yrs, Bst. 81b. Bodice, 4 yrs, Bst. 81b. Sunbeam, 4 yrs, Bst. 81b. Alfred, 4 yrs, Bst. 71b. Zulima, 6 yrs, Bst. 61b. Oswald, 5 yrs, Bst. 61b. Darius, 6 yrs, Bst. 61b. Promise, 4 yrs, Bst. 61b. Morison, 4'yrs, Bst. 41b. Arsenic, 4 yrs, Bst. 51b. Mozart, 5 yrs, Bst. 41b. Heiress, 4 yrs, Bst. 41b. The Skaiter, 4 yrs, Bst. 41b. Miss Lora, 4 yrs, Bst. 41b. Mendizabal, 4 yrs, Bst. 41b. Conservative, 5 yrs, Bst. 41b. The Drummer, 4 yrs, Bst. 21b. Juliana, 5 yrs, Bst. 21b. Thebes colt, 4 yrs, Bst, 21b, Lieutenant, 4 yrs, Bst. 21b. Acceptances to be signified in the 3d of January. Partner, 4 yrs, Bst.‘2lb. 'Spinning Jenny c., 4 yrs, Bst. 21b. Ruinous, 5 yrs, Bst. Cornet, 5 yrs, Bst. Freeholder, 4 yrs, ist. 131 b. Esmeralda, 4 yrs, ist. 131 b. Oberon, 4 yrs, 7st. 121 b. llavildar, 4 yrs, 7st. 101 b. Tiber, 5 yrs, 7st. 101 b. Lady Albert, 5 yrs, 7st. 101 b. Trapes F. , 5 yrs, 7st. 101 b. Miss CAmarine, 5 yrs, 7st. 101 b. Fatal**, 6 yrs, 7st. 131 b. Flo:41116i f., 4 yrs, 7st. 101 b. Rattle,. 4 yrs, 7st. 101 b. Tauntonian, 5 yrs, 7st. 101 b. Miss Julia,Ayrs, 7st. 101 b. Zegri Nlaid", 4 yrs, 7st. 101 b. Sepoy, 4 yrs, 7st. 101 b. Fair Jane, 4 yrs, 7st. 81b. Foozool, 4 yrS, ist. 81b. Jeremy, 4 yrs, 7st. 61b. Brookland, 4 yrs, ist. 41b. Dr. Slop, 4 yrs, 7st. 41b. Pelopia, 4 yrs, 7st. 41b. Flush f., 4 yrs, 7st. 4 lb. The Pope, &yrs. 7st. 41b. Tothill, 4 yrs. ist. 31b. Neva colt, 4 yrs, 7st. 31b. Vandenhoff, 4 yrs, 7st 31b. Prodigal, 4 yrs, 7st 31b. Lunacy colt, 4 yrs, 7st. 21b. Rowton's d. filly, 4 yrs, 7st. 21b. Oakleaf, 4 yrs, Gst. 131 b. Acanthus, 4 yrs, Est. 131 b. Menas, 4 yrs, Get. 131 b. Gorharnburv, 4 yrs, Est. 131 b. Verandah, 4 yrs, 6st. 131 b. Brother to Delight, 4 yrs,6st.l3lb. Souvenir colt, 4 yrs, Gst. 131 b. Lady Ann, 4 vrs, Est. 131 b. Idiot, 4 yrs, Est. 81b. Swallow, 4 yrs, fist. 21b. Newmarket or London on or before We understand that since the opening of the Lon don and Greenwich Railway, the average returns have in creased to 8.5/. per day. The Earl of Camperdown has appointed the Rev. John Smith, M.A., Curate of Bradford, Wilts, and late a Hebrew scholar in the University of Cambridge, to be one of his Lordship's domestic chaplains. Lord Ramsay has accepted the invitation of the Tories of East Lothian to stand for that county. On Mondav, at Edinburgh, a meeting of the friends of the cause of Church Extension, as prosecuted by the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, through their Committee, was held in the Assembly Room, George-street, which was numerously and respectably attended, the great room being completely filled some time before the hour of meeting. Among those on the platform were the Lord Provost, Lord Moncrieff, Sir Robert Abercromby, Sir Geo. Clerk, Sir Wm. Seton, &c. _ The marriage of Mr. Haieourt, of St. Leonard's Hill, to the Hon. Colonel Henry Cavendish s daughter, takes place on Saturday morning, THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1836 THE GREAT BALLOON; Asaticri' 60 Ali. OligEN AND HIS FIVE COM PANIONS AT PARIS; PARIS, DEC. 20.—Since the memorable day in the in fancy of aerial travelling; 24 1783, Abn human lift. *as first intinsied in a baltdrin; .§d interesting an ascent as khat ettecttd yesterday from the barracks in the rue Pois sonniere has never taken place in Paris. Through the great kindness of the Duke of Orleans, 06 tireprietors of the balloon obtainedtO rhalie the ascent from li is ikilieh Was most admirably adapted to the purpose. The inflation of the colossal machine had been partially completed on Sunday, having commenced about two o'clock, and such was the excellence of the preparations made by the experienced ditcdttift, that ads important part of the operation Was executed with the most perfect ease ; and long previous to the setting in of evening, though but par tially filled, the superior portion of the gigantic engine was visible, rearing its capacious form, like the dome of St. Paul's, high above the barracks and all the surrounding buildings. The novelty of this strange sight, seen from the adjacent streets, speedily drew a vast concourse of specta tors towards the scene of action, and the entire street and neighbourhood were in a state of commotion till a late hour at night. Unfortunately all the hopes that had been en tertained of a change in the weather for the ascension va nished with the appearace of the morning of yesterday, which was the most unfavourable for a display of this na ture that can well be imagined, being particularly dull, dark, and foggy, with a small drizzling rain—in fact, a London day in December par excellence. Notwithstanding the disadvantages of ascending under such circumstances, the proprietors, though urged to postpone it until a more favourable day, determined that the public should not be disappointed—conduct, to their credit be it spoken, which form a strong contrast to that of several of the aero nauts who have of late years ascended, or advertised to ascend, from Paris. The whole of, the gas was con veyed to the balloon by ten o'clock, and the immense body being then completely filled, presented to the view a truly magnificent and imposing object. On the admission of the public, the gratification and admiration expressed was universal ; one regret only existed among the assembled crowds, among whom were several of the most distinguished scientific characters in France, and that was that the state of the weather should have been so unpro pitious to so brilliant a spectacle. Exactly at the appointed hour six adventurous voyagers entered the car, consisting of a lady named Roscoe, Lord Yarmouth, M. Gay Lussac, of the Academy of Sciences, M. Pilte, a director of the French Gas Company, Mr. Hughes, one of the proprietors, and Mr. Green. The preparations for starting were now very speedily completed, among which the laying in of a few bottles of Champagne for consumption in the upper regions were not forgotten. But the departure of the travellers was delayed for some little time in consequence of the ex pected arrival of his Royal Highness the Duke of Orleans. Two large apartments had been prepared for his Royal Highness by his own desire. Part of his suite had already arrived, but after the ascent had been delayed about half an hour, a messenger arrived from the palace to say that the Duke was, from unforeseen circumstances, unable to attend. It was now a quarter past two, when the signal being given, Mr. Green relea s ed th e b a ll oon f rom th e f as t en i ngs . Th ma chine, with its living freight, rose gracefully and majesti cally amid the plaudits of the crowd. Nothing could be mere beautiful than the ascension ; but in less than ninety seconds the balloon was nearly obscured by the fogginess of the atmosphere, and before the expiration of two minutes it was entirely veiled from sight. Notwithstanding the draw back from the state of the weather, the business-like regu larity with which every thing was conducted, the gigantic size and perfect appointments of the machine, rendered it one of the most deeply-interesting displays of the kind ever witnessed in France. We understand that it was at first the intention of the proprietors of the balloon, and Mr. Green, to return to London with it immediately ; but that, in consequence of the state of the weather, and the universal desire of the assembled company, they intend, if leave can be obtained, which we trust there will, to use the barracks, to make one more ascent in Paris. HALF-PAST EIGHT O'CLOCK.—We have just received the welcome intelligence that Mr. Green and his compa nions descended in perfect safety at a quarter past three, about one mile beyond Vitry. The wish of the aeronauts to descend before dark, and to return to their friends at Paris in the evening, prevented Mr. Green from extending his voyage to a greater distance. In five minutes after quitting the earth, and at the height of 500 feet, the aerial travellers reached the upper surface of the clouds, and found themselves in a brilliant sunshine, the thermometer standing at 87 Farcnheit. The voyagers declared themselves highly delighted with their trip, and expressed their perfect confidence in the safety of the machine. Letters from Goritz state that the Duke d'Ancr o ou [erne was seriously indisposed. It was reported, on the authority of letters from Germany, that the plague had manifested itself in Thessaly. POPULATION.—According to Mr. M'Culloch, the entire population of Great Britain and Ireland amounted, in May last, to 26,371,000, and, including the Channel Islands, to 26,500,000—rendering Great Britain, with the exception of Russia, France, and Austria, the most popu lous State in Europe. The Isle of Man was last week visited with a con tinued series of high winds and heavy rains ; and the coun try, in many places, was deluged to an unusual depth. The roads were covered, and, for a time, travelling was im practicable. An interesting lecture was delivered at the Lambeth Literary and Scientific Institution, on Tuesday evening last, on Cryptogamic Botany, by Daniel Cooper, E sq ., " Curator to the Botanical Society of London," and author of the " Flora Metropolitana." Mr. Cooper (after some excellent remarks on the utility of a knowledge 'of the science of botany to individuals in different stages of life) stated that this lecture was the first of a course which he intended to deliver, in order to point out the gradual as cent from the lowest to the highest stages of vegetable de velopement. He began with sea-weeds, tracing them from the green crust so often seen on walls, &c., up to the im mense sea weeds of our coasts. The meeting was fashion ably attended. HENRIETTA TEMPLE.—One Of the most inte resting portraitures in this new novel, by the author of " Vivian Grey," is the sketch of Lady C., under the name of Lady Bellair, which is much too graphic to be mistaken. It possesses the rare merits of fidelity and good nature. The eccentricities, the kindliness, the shrewdness, of the original, are admirably depicted ; and not a few of her strange remarks recal the past century, and those who flourished then—great persons, who were familiar friends of a woman who, now in her ninety-second year, retains so many of the feelings and remembrances of youth. Several of the outward-bound vessels which had been detained at Liverpool by the westerly wind, took ad vantage of a slight breeze which sprung on Tuesday, and went out of dock ; among them were five packets for New York, and one for Philadelphia. The stomach-pump was successfully employed yes terday evening in the City, in saving a man who had at one draught drank a pint of raw gin. This invention must be of the utmost importance to the votaries of gastreaomy, and all those who place the sumntum &mum in mastication and copious potations. With the aid of the stomach-pump the lives of boa vivants may become a perpetual feast, and all their days he spent in the blissful process of filling and emptying the abdominal laboratory. _ _ " The Humorist," which was lately announced by Mr. Colburn as a distinct publication, will, it appears, by the advice of Mr. Hock, the present editor of the " New Monthly Magazine," be incorporated in that work, several of the proposed contributors to " The Humorist" being friends and correspondents of the " New Monthly." Mr. Grogan Morgan, of Johnstown, Wexford, has, within a few years, built fourteen neat two-story houses for labourers, slated, divided from each other by a small garden. Each house has a dairy-room, cow-house, and pigsty, in the rear, with the allotment of nearly two acres, including a flower-garden and shrubbery in front, protected by a stone wall and small iron gate. The rent charged for each house and land' is only 2/. 16s. Last Saturday week an 'individual, residing not far from Bunny, having a small load of hay to deliver at an inn at the entrance of this town, brought it to Nottingham, and placed his cart and hay upon Mr. Barber's weighing machine, for the purpose of having it weighed. While the person who had the care of the machine was gone inside, a fellow weighing about sixteen stone jumped upon the cart, and laid himself upon the hay till the weight was declared, and then he as dexterously removed out of sight. T,lie ticket was given, the hay delivered, and the money paid. The trifling difference arising from this trick, in a small load of hay, was only thirteen shillings !--Nottingham Journal of Friday. A marriage took place at the Cathedral on Tuesday morning. The parties are respectable, but their introduc tion was singular. Both are near sighted and wear glasses ; they stumbled against each other on the strand at Tramore —they begged each other's pardon, formed an acquain tance, and married. They are much respected, and we wish them many years of uninterrupted happiness.—Water ortl Chronicle. The proprietors of the coaches from London on the north road have come to an agreement to abstain from run ning one day in the week, both ways. The Rockingham and Union to Leeds, and the Wellington to Newcastle, will not leave those towns on Sundays ; the Highflycr to New castle, on Mondays ; and the Express to Newcastle, at pre sent, on Mondays. It is also understood that all the Lon don and Sheffield coaches will not leave either ends on Sul day s.--Doncaster Chronicle. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. PRANCE. PARIS, DEC. journal repeats this morning, with out seeming to attach much credit id it, fhp /ibis; of the death of the famous Rajeet Sing, which, it says, had bee announced to a great personage. The letters froth Al iers brought by the Vantour, which s iiled on the Ilthi rititidiipdd titan gtdfS tyf the troops of the expedition had affit'ed the sick and Ontitided vfrac hooded first, as it st:eci•is; and ih6 helspitais are ctothied. Montebello and Jupiter had ndt teadied Algiers: The troops were conveyed on board the corvettes of Botitd6aux, Marne, Indienne, Caravan., Fortune, and Durance. At Oran the result of the expedition was not known on the Bth. 'Whey fancied that Constantino was in the hands of the French. It is said that General Letang is going on a new expedition ; but it is not known whether he Ili!! go to Mascara, the ruins of which Abdel Bader is repairing, or to the camp of Tagna, where our troops are blockaded, and have no communication except by sea. There were 370 sick in the hospital at Oran. Abdel Bader has given notice that he intends to pan the winter at Mascara ; his great object is to prevent the Arabs from coming into our market. At Tremecen he has partizans who stop the Arabs that want to convey provi sions to that town. At Tafna, the Guelfa and Oulista are come to see what is . going on. It is only:at Mostaganem that Ibrahim, by sallies, protected the natives who came to sell their provisions in the market. At Oran and Verzcn the markets are frequently wholly unprovided. Marshal Soult is expected at Paris in two days. _ The Indicateur of Bordeaux of the 17th says--It is said that after a very warm action the Carlists raised the siege of Bilboa on the night of the 13th, and that Espartero entered the next morning at the head of his division. Such were the reports at Bayonne on the 15th. We expect the confirmation of this news.—Journal du Comniercc, Dec. 20. (From the French Papers of Tuesday.) A number of soldiers of the expedition against Constan tine, overcome by fatigue and completely disorganized, re fused to march and accompany the column, which was ne vertheless proceeding very slowly, on account. of the im passable state of the roads. They remained behind, notwithstanding the entreaties and threats of their comrades, preferring, they said, to die sooner than advance another step ; and the army saw them distinctly fall under the yataghan of the Arabs, who, in some instances, merely out off their ears. A dozen of ears were found in the pocket of an Arab who was killed. In the evening the bivouacs were established, as much as possible, in the douars of the tribes. As provisions were scarce, the troops emptied the silos, and soldiers were seen to swallow the corn without chewing it ; fortunately, how ever, they did not keep it long in their stomachs. General de Rigny was Captain of the Guard of Honour in 1814. He had distinguished himself at the siege of Tarragona. He owed his rapid advancement, during the restoration, to the protection of Abbe Louis, his uncle. He was Colonel of one of the regiments of cavalry of the Royal Guard in 1830, and was promoted to the rank of General since the Revolution of July. The Court had forced him on Marshal Clausel, who had asked for General Subservie to command his cavalry.—illessag b er. The whole of the artillery was brought back to Bona. Marshal Clausel declared he would order the column to halt sooner than leave a single gun behind. A howitzer, belonging to the corps of Yousouf, was abandoned in the mud after being dismounted.—Toulonnais. Before 1780 the population of Constantina amounted to between 40,000 and 45,000 inhabitants, and it is thought that it does not at present exceed one-half of that number. Previous to its disasters that city sent every month a ca ravan to Tunis with goods to the amount of 100,000 Spa nish piastres, or about 265,0001. sterling, per annum. It likewise carried on a trade of upwards of 100,0001. more with Bona, and the small harbours of the Gulfs of Gol and Stora, and with the Royal African Company of Marseilles. The commercial relations between Constantina and the kingdom of Tunis had recovered some activity within late years, and there is no doubt but the same trade, which is now in the hands of the people of Touzer and Tughurt, would have proved beneficial for Constantina if Achmet Bey. had been less sanguinary and avaricious.—Revue 4fricaine. _ . . Accounts received from the road of Tunis, dated the .sth, state that the news of the return of the French army from Bona had caused considerable uneasiness to the Bey of Tunis and the French partisans in that city, who were apprehensive of a movement being made in favour of the Bey of Constantina.—Siccle. The .Journal de ?Armee of the 18th publishes the follow ing paragraph in an article headed " Bulletin :"—" This is a point which deserves to be well reflected on. In spite of all the danger which was to be apprehended, no hesita tion was felt to send the Prince to take part in a miserable expedition of less than 6,000 men, and to delay until his arrival at Bona the departure of this petty army, thereby losing all the time that remained before the setting in of the winter season in the mountains of Africa." What, then, are the real facts of the case ? His Royal Highness arrived at Bona on the 29th of October, Marshal Clausel on the 31st of October, and the expedition could not pos sibly have been ready before the 13th of November, the very day when it left Bona.—La Chartc. VIENNA. DEC. 10.—The Emperor, whose sudden in disposition had caused great anxiety, is already so far re covered, that this day he was able to dine with his family. —Suabian Mercury. A letter from St. Petersburgh, dated the 3d instant, says— The Emperor has granted to the Cossacks of the Don, a new statute for the regulation of their civil and mi litary government, which is to come into force on the Ist of January. It has caused them so much satisfaction that they sent a deputation to his Majesty to express their gra titude." On the night of the Gth instant, says the Suabian Mer cury, a dreadful storm raged in all parts of Silesia. It was felt from the Giant's Mountain to the very extremity of the chain of the Carpathians.' Its ravages are supposed to have extended into Gallicia and Hungary. The storm was one of the most terrific ever remembered by the inha bitants of that country, and during the whole period of its continuance the rain fell in torrents, and the thunder rolled heavily. The lightning caused much damage, having set fire to several houses. A letter of the Gth instant, from Stockholm, announces the arrival on the 30th ult. of the Marquis de Lavalette, who is to act as French Charge d'Affaires at the Court of Sweden during the absence of the Count de Mornay, who left on the 2d upon leave of absence for six months. It also announces the death of the Archbishop of Upsal, M. de Rosenstein. The severe weather with which the win ter had commenced was changed into incessant rain. FRENCH FUNDR—Psats, DEG. 20. Five per Cents., 107 f. 85c Eibf. Four per Cents., 09f. 20c Three per Tents. 79f. 72f. 20c. Bank Actions, 2,350 f. Rente de Naples ' Mt 45e. Roman Five per Cents., Inl 110%. Spanish Actives, 21 2 X. Spanish Passives, :04%34. Belgian Loan, Five per Cents, 101%%. Portuguese Three per Cents. 30. Dutch Two and a half per Cents., 55. Havtian Loan, 350 f EXeIIANDF. ON LONDON. One month, paper, 251. 37Y,e. ; money, 2A. fINc. Three months, paper, —f. —c.; money, 25f. 12 1 / 2 e. —Cours Authenlique. BOURSE, HALF-PAST Foua.—The French funds rose again to-day, and without any obvious cause. The prevalent belief is, that Government is sustaining them, and that the great ca pitalists are speculating for a rise —or, in other words, arc act ing to insure that the next settlement be at an improvement on the last. - - Spanish Active was less firm than yesterday, with little business doing. LAST PRICF.S.—Five per Cents., 108 f. sc. ; Three per Cents., 79f. 35c.: Five per Cents. Spanish, —; Three per Cents. Spanish, ; Cortes, —; Coupons. —; Gueb hards, —; Differes, —; New Loan, —; Activcs, ; Pas sives, 5 ; Ducats, --; Romans, 100- ; Pedros, —; Belgians, loll; Dutch, 551. ; Haytians, 350 f. —c. ; —; Brabant Bank, —; Belgian Bank, 33+ ; Con tinuation, —c. ; New Differes, —; Five per Cent. Perpe tuelles,—; Royal Loan, —; Three per Cent. Portuguese, 29i ; Bank Actions, 2,350 f. ; Austrian, —; Rente de Naples, 971. 75c. ; Portuguese Five per Cents., —. BELGIUM. BRUSSELS, DEC. 18.—His Majesty's birth-day, was kept on Thursday, here, and in the other islesof the kingdom, with the usual festivities. The Mouiteur publishes this morning the nominations of burgo-masters and aldermen in several rural communes of the provinces of Antwerp ; it also pub lishes two petitions of manufacturers of beet-root sugar, soliciting a diminution of the drawback on refined sugars. The Chamber of Commerce has just given its opinion on the statutes of the Society of " Mutualite Industrielle." The grounds of this opinion, which is wholly unfavourable to the Society, are stated at great length. The Chamber of Commerce has not confined itself to the consideration of this Society, lilt has taken this opportunity of pointing out the dangers to which the abuse that has lately been made of the principles of association (joint•stock companies) ex poses commerce and manufactures. The parts of the statutes of the Society in question which the Chamber cri ticises with the greatest severity are those which modify the institutions of savings banks, and those which allow Belgian capital to be employed in foreign manufactures. DEC. I9.—At the sitting of the Chamber of Representatives to-day, M. Dumortier called the attention of the assembly to the circumstance of which we have already spoken, of the arrest of four (not seven) Dutch officers by the gendarmes in the Belgian territory, and of their having been carried off in triumph by a large body of Dutch troops that came from Macstricht. He asked what the Government had done to revenge this outrage on the national dignity. The Minister of the Interior said, that only the Dutch cavalry had come beyond the limit, which indeed did not render the restriction of the territory less flagrant, but they sent a flag of truce, and the Belgian gendarmes, not being strong enough td resist, were obliged to release the officers whom they had arrested, and rho returned to the fortress with the detachment ; and he said that a remonstrance had been addressed to General Debbits, who replied that he did not reddgdigti the limits of the territory of the fortress ; that their pretensionjeO!4d not be admitted by the treaty of 20th May, nor by they tonvention of Zondhoven, the Government had therefore appliel to the Powers who signed the treaty of May 21. It appeared in the course of the debate that the Dutch officers of the garrison were in the habit of visiting, without arms ; a tavern called Tourne-Bride, in the Belgian terri tory, arid that in point of fact, no intentional infringement of the territory had been committed ; but M. de Brouchere thought that, as this fact was well known to the Government, they ought either to have given orders not to molest them, or if it was not disposed to tolerate the prac tice, to hate given notice to the Governor of Marestricht, that it would no longer permit officers in plain clothes, and without arms, to come beyond the limits of the rayon of the fortress. M:bumortier was not satisfied with the application to Foreign rowers. He thought they ought to help them selves. The Po7lland arrived here a few days ago, which is to carry King Otho, and his younc , Queen to Athens. Hence it seems to be certain that the King will embark here, and not at Ancona, as was reported. Hitherto, how ever, no preparations have been made in this city for the reception of their Majesties. BELGIAN 1 , UNDS—BitUeSELS, DEC. 20. Actual Debt, 2;4 pet 'cent. Rothschild's Loan, .5 per Cent. looy, Loan of Thirty Millions..... ............. Loan of City, 1832.4 per Cent lOl Society of Commerce, 4 Oper Cent 142 Bank of 110 glum, 5 per Cent 134 —Brussels Papers, Dec. 21. AUSTRIAN cIiIIDS.—VIENNA, DEC. 12. Five per Cents. Metalliques Four per Cents. Three per Cents. Bank Shares —Allgoncine Zeituttg, Dec. 17. IRELAND. The intelligence from Dublin to-day is devoid of any peculiar interest. Colonel Bruen, the Carlow landlord, figures with equi vocal advantage as defendant in a trial that may be consi dered of 50111 C importance, involving, a§ it does in some sort, political circumstances. _ The Jury brought in a ver dict for the plaintiff; damages 50/., costs 6d. . . . We refer with pride and satisfaction to the important Address from the County of Cavan to the Lord Lieutenant, which has been signed by the Marquis Headfort (Lieu tenant of the County), the High Sheriff, and a numerous body of the Gentry, Freeholders, and other inhabitants. To the eloquent reply of Lord Mulgrave we wish to direct particular attention, because it disclaims, in the most em phatic terms, on the part of the English people, the insult ing terms applied by Lord Lyndhurst to the Inhabitants of this division of the empire.—Dublin Evening Post. By the report of the proceedings of the Dublin Society, it is plain that their " Royal Highnesses" are yelping. On Saturday night the performances at the Theatre were by command of their Excellencies the Lord-Lieutenant and the Countess of Mulgrave, and the house was crowded in every part. The dress circle presented a brilliant array of fashion. Shortly after half-past seven, the Vice-Regal party arrived at the theatre, where a guard of honour was drawn up to receive them, and the band commenced playing the national anthem. The Lord-Lieutenant was habited in the uniform of the Governor-General of Jamaica, blue and silver, and was decorated with the Order of Saint Patrick and the Guelphic Order. The Countess wore a dress of gold lama over white satin. The Orange party mustered in the galleries for the purpose of insulting the King's Representative ; but never were the faction so ut terly discomfited. The question of appointments to public offices engrosses considerable attention. With respect to the contemplated appointment of Mr. Duffy, a difference of opinion between the Freeman and the Dublin Evening Post exists. The former journal contends that a professional man alone is eligible to the office in question. This notion is combatted by the Post, the cogency of whose arguments on the point appears to us conclusive :—" As to the denunciations which, in the event of his appointment, are menaced against Lord Mulgrave, Lord Morpeth, and Mr. Drummond," our Con temporary remarks, " we must be excused for not putting any value whatever upon them. They are mere bruta ful mina, or the menace of bolts which will never be launched. As to the idea of blowing up the Government—this is the talk—because one of the Ministers of the Crown recom mends a friend to the vacant office—it is really too ridi culous to speak about. And, we must say, with all deference to the disinterested persons that use it, that it is not judi cious to thrust such a topic as this in the foreground of their reclamations. It is saying to the Government, do as we desire you—or, if you don't—We'd rather be a dog and bay the moon, than a Government that would submit to such dictation as this." OTONNELL.—The unscrupulous style in which the Standard of Dublin wars against the dead as well as the living, is shown by the following libellous statement : " We (the Dublin Standard) are told by the Kilkenny Journal that respect for the Liberator' is the cause why the priests pray for the repose of the soul of his wife. We wonder they never thought of her mental suffering while living, when obliged to associate with the illegitimate off spring of her heartless husband. Will they offer an "of fice" for the departed spirit of Ellen Courtenay, when death shall terminate her sufferings? Oh no, no—the masses are now offered up to enlist the sympathies of the people —to organize them—to agitate the provinces —and, pro vided they can achieve these objects, the priests do not care a farthing how long the soul' ;of the Liberator's wife con tinues in the gloomy cavern of Limbus Patrem, or Purga tory; and there is not a man in Ireland knows this fact better than the writer in the Journal, who upholds this juggling because it brings profit to the craft." Of the same ingenious character is the following specimen of lying and slandering given by this same Standard of the Corrup tionists. After calling Mr. O'Connell a swindler, this orange-fed, foul-mouthed calumniator says that Mr. O'Con nell has never rendered an account to the Irish public of the expenditure or appropriation of the funds collected by him, for the uses of the several public bodies hereinafter mentioned :—The balance remaining due to the Catholic Board when the Association was formed. The balance due to the Association when it was dissolved. The sum col lected by the Irish Volunteers. The sum collected for the Parliamentary Intelligence Office. The funds of the Political Union. The Funds collected to go to law with the Magistrates The Funds of the Anti-Tory Association. The Funds of the Election Clubs. The Sixpenny collec tion Fucd. This absurd and malignant charge is as stale as the exploded tricks and convicted cheatery of the Tories and their unprincipled organs. A majority of 130 in favour of the Conservatives ap pears on the City of Dublin registry. The tithe victim, Leavy, has been liberated by Mr. Re bellion Smith, Dr. Harkin having certified that the wretched man's life was endangered by confinement within the walls of the Marshalsea Priaon. On Friday morning last, Charles Fagan, Esq., and Rebt. M'Leod, Esq., repaired, with their respective seconds, to Inniscara, situated;about six miles from this city, for the pur pose of fighting a duel. The cause of the dispute between them was, as we have heard it, vary trivial, and originated on the evening previous over a card table. Through the interference of the priest at Inniscara, they were prevented from coming to the ground, for both the priest himse lf and his parishioners, who assembled in immense numbers, and in an inconceivably short space of time and actuaLlv drove them from the place, having put themselves in a threatt2. - ing attitude, and surrounded them on all sides. It was with considerable difficulty, we understood, that the parties escaped unhurt. In Cork they were bound over not to commit a breach of the peace in this county. At three o'clock, however, yesterday, the parties left Cork for the county Waterford, where they intended to fight this morn ing. They slept in Youghal last night. By the arrival of the Youghal coaches at one o'clock to-day, we learned that the hostile parties met this morning, and fired but one shot each. Neither was wounded. It appears that Mr. Fagan discharged his pistol in the air.—Cork Standard. In our last we performed the painful office of announcing the wreck on Tuesday night, of the schooner Menapia, William Morgan, of and for Waterford, from Liverpool, at St. John's Point, at Killough, in the county Down. Let ters have since been received at the Chamber of Commerce. These letters corroborate the statement of the wreck, and take away all doubt that the crew perished in the storm — their cries for assistance had been heard on shore but it was impossible that the help which was implored could be rendered. Five of the dead bodies of the crew had been picked up, and a Coroner's Inquest - was held upon them on Thursday. The schooner was on her starboard beam end s , the side being c ompletely washed away, and so powerful had been the raging sea and storm that no trace could be discovered of her having had a cargo. The masts, yards, rigging, cables, were likely to be saved, with the assist ance, and under the protection, of the Coast Guard. De tached parts of the hull would of course be saved. These subsequent letters that we have mentioned, bear testimony to the active and praiseworthy exertions of Capt. Browne, who is lord of the soil on which the wreck took place. The conduct of the peasantry is described as most exemplary.— Waterford Chronicle. The merchants of Hull have an excellent opportu nity of abolishing the warehousing monopoly, if they will follow up the spirit of active determination evinced by Mr. Wallace, member for Greenock, in his letter to Mr. Moore, of Bristol. The prospect of a general election will not lessen the chances of success with the gentlemen of the Treasury.—Hull Observer, GOETHE'S OPINIONof LORD BYRON. We extract the following from the Foreign Quar terly Review. It is a shrewd and - masterly delineation of the character of Lord Byron, by Goethe, contained in an article upon Ecls. , :rmann's Conversations with the Great German. " I know no man,' said Gothe, who posseses what is called invention in a higher degree than Lord Byron. He unravels the dramatic knot in a manner that surpasses all expectation." I feel exactly the same thing with Shakspeare,' replied I, ' and particu larly with his Falstaff; when this hero has told one of his gigantic lies, I rack me brain to conceive how he will work himself out of his own mesh,—but Shak speare brings him out of the scrape in ,a style of his own, which no cogitation can anticipate. If you are right in saying the same of Lord Byron, I cavnot con ceive that you could in any way pay a greater compli ment to his genius.' " Gothe nodded assent, and then laughed at the new whim of his Lordship, who in life had never learned to controul himself in the least trifle, and yet most strangely had allowed himself in his recent plays to be tied down by the stupid law (das dumme Gesetz) of the three unities. It is plain,' said he, 'that his Lordship knew as little of the true principle of this rule as the rest of the world. The three uni ties are only useful in so far as they enable the spec tator more easily to comprehend the piece, and to con nect the several parts of it together into one complete whole. When they do not contribute to this end they are useless, and it shows an utter want of under standing to employ them in such a case. The Greeks themselves, who were the fathers of the rule, did not always follow it; in the Phaethon of Euripides, and in other pieces, the place changes ; and from this we see plainly that the great Greek masters were more con cerned about how they might give their piece the best scenic effect, than about a rule that in itself has no meaning, and for which they are supposed to have had a blind reverence. Shakspeare's plays, as everybody , knows, jump over the unities of space and, time with out the least restraint; and yet there are no.pieces that are more complete in themselves, and more readily com prehended as a whole bye the spectator. The French, with all their strict adherence to the rule of the unities, have not been able to attain to this effect ; they intro duce narration where we expect action, and thus disturb our mind in forming an easy conception of the whole. " This whim of aciLering to the unities, however, was not without its service to Byron. It was a sort of rein to keep within reasonable boundaries a spirit which was always striving after the infinite. Would to God that he had been able to find some such rules for re gulating his moral nature i We may say with the greatest certainty, that the want of such a regulating power was his ruin, and that he went to wreck on no thing but the unbridled rebelliousness of his paseions. " He was far too much in the dark about his own condition. He lived from hand to mouth, and knew and considered not what he was doing. He allowed himself every license, and other people none ; and thus he not only ruined himself, but raised up the whole world against him. With his . " English Bards and Scotch Reviewers," lie made a bad commencement, and put himself into a false position with,regard to the principal poets and literary characters of the day. In his subsequent works the spirit of opposition and dis content seemed to grow with him. Church and State were not safe from his sarcasms. This reckless war fare drove him out of England ; and, had he lived, would in a short time have driven him out of Europe. Go where he might, be had never room enough, and, with the most unbounded personal liberty, he was un der an habitual feeling of constraint—,the world was a prison to him. His expedition to Greece was any thing but a voluntary determination. His uncomfort- , able relation to his fellow-men drove him to take some such step as this. " The violence with which, he tore his mind away from every thing traditional. and patriotic not only ruined him altogether as man, but his revolutionary feelings, and the continual agitation of his mind, pre vented his poetical talents from receiving their due development. No one, moreover, can doubt that the eternal spirit of opposition, with which he was pos sessed, has done an irremediable injury to the effect of those wonderful works which he left completed. For it is not only that the dissatisfaction of the writer com municates itself to the reader, but generally, all activity, that proceeds merely from a principle of opposition, can have nothing but a negative result, and, that which is negative is nothing. When I say that bad is bad, what do I gain by it ? but if I should chance, in my negativing mania, to say that good is bad (as too often happens), then Ido a great deal of harm. He who wishes to be actively useful must never fall a-rating of his neighbours, but, leaving the absurdities of the ab surd to shift for themselves, be concerned only to do that which is good. For the end of all our endeavours is not to pull down, but to build up something that mankind may look upon and rejoice in. " Lord Byron,' continued Gothe, 'is to be consi dered as a man, as an Englishman, and as a great genius. His good qualities belong chiefly to him as a inan ; his bad qualities belong to him as an Englishman and a peer, and his genius is incommensurable: " < All Englishmen, as such, are, properly speak ing, destitute of what we call reflection. Their con tinual distraction, and the spirit of political partisan ship, prevent their reflective powers from ever arriving at a calm development. But, as practical men, they arc truly great. " Lord Byron is, in respect of reflection, no better than his countrymen. He is great only when he writes poetry—as soon as he begins to reflect, he is a child.* " But, notwithstanding this national defect, he is a man who succeeds in everything lie undertakes ; and one may truly say, that with him inspiration takes the place of reflection. He had no outlet but to poetize continually ; and anything that came from him as a man, especially if it was a feeling of the heart, was sure to be good. His beautiful Foetus came to him as beautiful children come to women—they know not how, and think not why. " He is a born genius of a high order ; and I have nowhere found the vis puclica, properly so called, in a inure perfect state than in him. He seizes the leading external character, and sees through the past with a truth not inferior to Shakspeare. But Shak speare was a more complete and perfect man. Byron knew this well ; and, for this reason, has been careful to say very little about Shakspeare, though he knows whole passages of him by heart. He would have been glad to disown him altogether, had that been possible : for lie did not understand Shakspeare's cheerfulness, and it stood not a little in his way. again, he had no occasion to disown, for from him h . , h . b zl nothing to fear. Accordingly, we find him mentioning Poe on all occasions with the highest i?re spect, for he knew very well that Pope is a mere wall compared to him. " I have often thought that BYron's high rank as an English Peer was very much against him ; for the external world is i a thorn in the slue of every man of high talent, and much more so when the man is placed in a situation of high rank and influence,. A certain middle condition is most favourable for the re,evelop ment of talent ; and it is for this reason that we find by far the greatest number of artists and poets among the middle classes of society. Byron's native propen sity to lose himself in the infinite would, in a lower rank of life and with moderate means, haie been much less prejudicial to him. As it was, however, lie was placed in a situation where he might hope to realize every fancy, however wild, and this entangled him in a thousand mazes. Being himself a member of the highest rank of society, there was none who could, in opposition to him, assume an attitude that 'disk com mand his reverence or check his excesses. He spoke out freely whatever indignant feelings were fermenting his proud mind, and thus brought himself into irrnon cileable conflict with the world.' 0 " We have transplanted this last passage from another part of the Conversations. This for the sake of those Who might compare our translation -with the original, and imaging tint we had palmed something on Goethe." We have it from undoubted authority that a propel• ling power has been discovered for vehicles on common roads, which can be applied to mail coaches, &c. at the cost of sixpence per mile for a f o ur-horse power. The inventor has obtained a patent in England, and is obtain big a similar instrument in the principal countries of En rope and in the United States,---Cioberload Pacquet.